So I’ve entered my senior year of high school, and as an elective I decided to choose Astronomy & Geology. So far, I find the astronomy to be very gripping and interesting. Every time I walk in there though, I’m reminded of Destiny haha. That brings me to my question... In learning about the inner planets and the solar system, I’ve noticed a lot of inaccuracies. I feel like there’s probably a lot of plot armor going on, but I don’t know what the real answers are. So my question is, how in the hell did the Traveler manage to like... make these planets livable? Mars is more easily understandable, and it’s actually something NASA is interested in so it’s not too radical of an idea. However, what about Venus and Mercury? Venus’ atmosphere is so thick and heavy you can’t see into the planet, and if you managed to get on the surface, you’d be crushed. The winds move faster than the rotation of the planet, and basically everything is volcanoes. In Destiny, you can see out into mountains in the Ishtar Sink and there’s even grass and trees. There’s geothermal pools. And on Mercury, the confusion should be pretty obvious here— how do you make a “Garden World” out of a planet with hardly any atmosphere and is tidally-locked with the Sun? Not to mention right next to it. So what I want to know is, what exactly is the extent of the Traveler’s power? Is there any lore on as to how it does this, and why? The fact it’s able to make situations like those livable is curious. Maybe I’m just thinking too much into it but I’d appreciate any ideas you have or any information that’s out there.
TL;DR: space magic. answered!
Relevant lyrics from the song "Don't Stop Me Now":
> I'm burnin' through the sky yeah
> Two hundred degrees
> That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
> I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
According to this http://www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-Chemistry-of-the-Solar-System-v3.png Mercuries atmosphere contains fair amounts of hydrogen and oxygen. Why don't they react to water?
Why is it that the gasses which make up our atmosphere don't float off in space like they would on other planets? I know it has to do with the gasses being bound to gravity, but why does that limit an atmosphere somewhere else?
I am trying to understand how pressure works, and have a question about the mercury barometer.
As I understand, the vacuum on top of the tube has no pressure. The mercury in the column is getting pulled down by gravity, and as it is getting pulled down by gravity it is pushing the mercury in the reservoir up but the mercury in the reservoir is getting pushed down at the same time by atmospheric pressure from the air.
My question is, if the reservoir has less surface area exposed to the air should that not affect how far the mercury goes up the column?
Look at this diagram:
https://imgur.com/5HMGTnK
Since in the second picture there is less area for the air to put pressure, should the mercury level not be lower? I know it will be the same amount, but I do not understand why.
Sorry if this is a misguided question, I never did physics in school.
Hollywood Tower of Terror for me. The queue leading up to the Elevator Shaft is an immersive journey into the Twilight Zone that mixes creepy and whimsical. There's that classic Haunted Mansion feel but with just a slight restraint to the "magic" that makes it have this believable, disturbing nature.
But the ride itself is the exact opposite of what I enjoy; just falling, going up, and falling without much else going on at all. This really thought out start fizzles out for me since the ride itself doesn't really have much to it. Not really in line with the nature of the show, I feel. The build up to the actual ride is the true experience for me.
What about all of you?
